This document provides a summary of Farhad Sohbatzadeh's personal and professional details. It includes his contact information, education history, and over 25 years of experience in drilling engineering and management roles for various oil and gas companies in Iran. His current role is as Drilling, Completion and Geology Manager for Sarvak Azar Engineering & Development Co., where he oversees drilling operations, well engineering, and procurement teams.

1. FarhadSohbatzadehLonbar
Information
Date of birth: 30/05/1968
Marital status: Married
Children: three
E-Mail: fsohbatzadeh@yahoo.com
Mobile: 0098 912 159 8293
Home Tel. : 0098 21 4476 2633
Education 2014-2015 Tehran University ( Management Faculty)
MBA- Major Project Management
1987-1992 Petroleum University of Technology Ahwaz, Iran
(Oil Industry University)
Bachelor of science in Petroleum Engineering
Professional
experience March 2013- Present Sarvak Azar Engineering & Development Co.
(SAED) Subsidiary of OIEC Group
Drilling, Completion and Geology Manager
 Manage Well Engineering, Drilling Operation Supervisions, Completion
Geology (operation & Study), Well Testing and Procurement
Teams activities for the AZAR Drilling Project which is High H2S
& Co2 and HPHT wells.
 Define project work phases for the Geology, Drilling, Completions and
Procurement execution teams.
 Provide leadership to the project team, which comprises the drilling,
Completion, well testing and geology, procurement, project
control and HSE teams to ensure successful completion of the
project within the parameters of time, budgets and quality.
 Manage of performance including safety, cost, schedule and quality in
line with plan and verifies all reports.
 Accountable for follow-up and timely close out of all drilling,
completion and Geology actions.
 Accountable for the preparation of the budget at the time the tender is
awarded which includes components such as project control,
administration and day- to- day running costs to ensure that
resources are made available to achieve performance and proper
checking of the engineering and procurement processes.
 Manages, controls, and optimizes wells-related inventory to maximum
efficiencies in my management disciplines.
 Contribute to the development and improvement of standards and
procedures.
 Provide specific and general well engineering, Completion, Geology

2. and Procurement advice to the planning team.
 Facilitate process between, reservoir engineering, petrophysics and
production departments.
 Participate in and lead discipline technical meetings.
 Member of execution and supervision management team for Acid
Hydro-fracture of the wells.
 Provide advice, support and guidance to reservoir engineering,
petrophysics and production
 Member of transaction committee in the company.
 Permanent member of the company delegation for the negotiation and
meeting related to Buy Back Contract discussion with NIOC and
its affiliates.
 Conduct staff performance review in accordance with the SAED
regulation in order to obtain maximum contributions from the Well
Engineering & Drilling Operation, Completion and Geology Staffs.
People management of office based and site based.
 Direct daily drilling activities on 9 Land rigs to ensure that all drilling,
well intervention, completion and geology operations are
conducted efficiently in accordance with the approved detailed
design of the wells.
.
March 2012-March 2013 Petro Iran Development Co. (PEDCO)
Drilling Engineering & Planning Manager
 Provide Engineering support for all well construction and workover
activities including design, contracting, materials and execution of
operations.
 Advise the managing director on HSE, technical and operational issues
related to the drilling operations for South Pars Oil Layer offshore
project.
 Review and approve all well proposals, drilling and completions
programs. Monitor ongoing drilling operations and ensure that all
operations are executed in accordance with planned procedures
 Conduct regular visits to the offshore well platform and shore base in
Kish to ensure that contractors (specially ROV) are executing the
work in a safe and efficient manner.
 Project Manager in UAE Sharjah Dragon Shipyard for New Jack up
unit (Super M2 type) modification.
 Review and verification of work over program for tie back the mudline
suspension system (connectors).
 Risk assessment for moving Jack up unit and plan to approach to the
platform with existing previous footprint with different legs
distances.
March 2011-March 2012 Oil & Energy Industry Development Co. (OEID),
(OEIC Group subsidiary)
Drilling Engineering Manager / Drilling Manager

3. Manage all aspects of the subsurface actives, including well design,
planning, geology, contractor selection, well construction, start up, and
operation.
 Manage Drilling operation, Drilling Engineering activities, Tools and materials
selection and logistics to maintain high quality services to the clients.
 Manage, verify and guide well planning, drilling and work over programs,
supervise the preparation of geological forecasts.
 Lead and supervise daily drilling operations, any changes to drilling
operation in accordance with drilling program and any required
remediation to secure operational continuity.
 Supervise the correct application HSE Management on the rig sites.
 Evaluation and monitoring of the all Non-Productive times which
occurring for drilling operations.
 Lead and guide the preparation of technical and commercial proposals
for the drilling offshore and onshore tenders mostly EPD projects.
 Lead and help to prepare and update the related manuals for
application in our activities in order to create harmony in drilling
operation and engineering functions.
January 2006 –March 2011 Petro Hortash Engineering & Drilling
Company
Drilling Engineering Manager/Project Manager/Drilling
Manager
 Responsible and supervise for drilling & completion team activities and
perform quality check in daily operation meetings.
 Arrange the project team members into the proper work groups and
assign the related tasks.
 Provide guidance and recommendation on details for preparing tender
technical and commercial proposals
 Review and approve budgetary and all cost estimate for drilling and
completion activities
 Be accountable for projects controls to ensure about timely and
performances.
 Order to investigate the best practice and risk assessment.
 Managing all well engineering aspects of the company related to
ongoing projects (Conceptual & detailed well design, Preparing End of
well reports, Analysis of NPT & ILT and studying drilling problems with
suggestion the solutions)
 Technical assistance to rig operations and equipment selection
 Continually monitor Rig HSE performances and management
 Track land rigs operations performances in different fields
 Evaluation of rig manufacturers proposals for land rigs purchase
 Managing new 2000hp land rigs commissioning in China
January 2005 - January 2006: Schlumberger – IPM
Senior Well Engineer
 Prepare basis and detailed design for drilling & work over Wells.
 Planning conventional, directional, multi-lateral and horizontal wells

4. offshore and onshore.
 Working with well engineering software.
 Analysis of drilling projects NPT & provide improvement proposals
 Hazard Analysis & Risk Control of the drilling operation
 Designing AFE & Cost monitoring for drilling and work-over wells.
 Tender evaluations for drilling services, materials and drilling units.
July 1995 - January 2005: Drilling Engineering Dept.
Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), NIOC
Drilling Supervisor / Senior Drilling Engineer Drilling /
Engineering Team Leader
 Analyze project well costs and time estimates to enhance well
planning/optimization
 Monitoring ongoing well costs and make recommendation to
management to reduce same.
 Liaise with Service Company’s management to discuss equipment and
crew utilization and tool optimization.
 Jack up Rig move planning and co-ordination.
 Analyze new equipment technology and operational techniques and
pass on to drilling management.
 Forecast and plan medium and long drilling project to predict
equipment, supplies and services.
 Train new engineers of drilling department.
 Head of Drilling in Management Consultant Project for PEDEC, NIOC,
which responsible for drilling operation in Salman Field to meet the agreed
objectives.
 Writing, implementation of Drilling program and support operations
 Preparing and writing well drilling and work-over programs for different
Iranian offshore fields.
 Planning directional, horizontal and multilateral wells.
 End of well analysis and compilation of technical limits for well
optimization.
 Manage and continually monitoring all drilling operations activities on
Offshore Jack up Rigs in all Iran Offshore Oil fields in Persian Gulf area.
 Planning and scheduling the operation details for contractors
 Capture lessons any learned which were useful for future operation and
planning
 Supervise and co-ordinate ‘HSE’ with contractors and follow up all safety.
 Special experiences of the light Jack up rigs move and drilling operations
in shallow water depth ( 2.8m – 6m).

5. Certificates
 Waste Management of drilling fluids
 Requirements and principles of Integrated Management System
(KGruop)
 IWCF- Drilling Supervisory Level (expired)
 PWC (Schlumberger –IPM Preventive Well Control)
 Offshore Survival
 H2S Safety
 Bit Selection & Optimization ( SMITH INTERNATIONAL)
 DST ( NIOC - EXPLORATION)
 LOGGING ( NIOC - EXPLORATION)
 Hydraulics ( NIOC- EXPLORATION)
Further Education  Buy Back Projects in Iran ( 3 Generations)
 Project Management
 Drilling Fluids waste management
 Well Testing & Acidizing
 Well planning
 Casing design
 Different QHSE Courses in Schlumberger – IPM
 Well control and Blow out prevention
 Directional drilling, MWD systems
 Drilling muds & rheology
 Bit selection & Hydraulics in, SMITH INTERNATIONAL IN DUBIA
 DC & AC Top Derive Systems in, VARCO U.K
 BHA design
 Fishing & Fishing tools
 Drill Stem Test ( DST ) & Logging
Language  Native in Farsi , Azeri and Kurdish
 Fluent in English
Computer Skills
 Drilling Engineering Softwares ,MS Office, risk analysis software, Drilling
Office, Landmark.
 Primavera, MS Project

6. Certificates
 Waste Management of drilling fluids
 Requirements and principles of Integrated Management System
(KGruop)
 IWCF- Drilling Supervisory Level (expired)
 PWC (Schlumberger –IPM Preventive Well Control)
 Offshore Survival
 H2S Safety
 Bit Selection & Optimization ( SMITH INTERNATIONAL)
 DST ( NIOC - EXPLORATION)
 LOGGING ( NIOC - EXPLORATION)
 Hydraulics ( NIOC- EXPLORATION)
Further Education  Buy Back Projects in Iran ( 3 Generations)
 Project Management
 Drilling Fluids waste management
 Well Testing & Acidizing
 Well planning
 Casing design
 Different QHSE Courses in Schlumberger – IPM
 Well control and Blow out prevention
 Directional drilling, MWD systems
 Drilling muds & rheology
 Bit selection & Hydraulics in, SMITH INTERNATIONAL IN DUBIA
 DC & AC Top Derive Systems in, VARCO U.K
 BHA design
 Fishing & Fishing tools
 Drill Stem Test ( DST ) & Logging
Language  Native in Farsi , Azeri and Kurdish
 Fluent in English
Computer Skills
 Drilling Engineering Softwares ,MS Office, risk analysis software, Drilling
Office, Landmark.
 Primavera, MS Project